Horse-collar.



A. THOMSON.

HORSE COLLAR. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 1 8. l9l6-.

Patented-Sept. 25, 1917.

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HORSE COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED #413; i915. Lfi iifififi; Patenteukgegt. 25,1911

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INVENTOH Arm/V578 UNITED STATES rArEn Enron.

AIFEXANIDER THOMSON, or i QHB G, A SA HUS us.

HORSE-COLLAB- To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that l, ALEXANDER "THOMSON, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Fitchburg,-in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented-a certain new and useful Improvement in Horse-Collars, of which the-followingisa specification.

My present invention relates generally to of wholly metallic construction',-rny primary object being to provide a construction capa- "ble of more ready maintenance in cleanly, sanitary condition, and providing 'for *better and more effective shaping of the collar as a WhO16,*ttS well as for -a Wider range of adjustment which,with the betterment as ;it0 shape,-=results in better fitting of the collar *to the neck of a particular horse.

Further objectsresi'ding {fOI' the .most;part in the specific details of the several parts "of 'mygimproved collar, together with the advantages-resulting therefrom, and front their combination, 'will %be apparent from 251'the following description and reference-to the accompanying drawings, forming a part 'of'tliis'specification, and wherein:

Figure 1 isan-e1evation,-partly broken I away :and in section,- of my I improved collar.

Fig. 2 is-a detail perspective View of one of f the telescoping side extensions removed.

Fig. 3 is asimilar view of thepad and the parts carried thereby.

Fig. Ads-a vertical of Fig.1.

- Fig. '5 isadetall perspective view of the nutlholder forthe-trace fastener.

[Fig 6 is a detail cross section: taken on ?line "6' 6 of Fig. 1.

Of 1. V Fig. 8 is a detail section :taken :on 'line "8-8 of'Fig.7.

' Fig.9 is a .similarview'takenonline 9e9 iof Figml -and 1 w Fig. 10 isdetail. perspective view. of :certain parts of the detachable buckle :at-the ilower endofthecolla-r.

'Referring now *tothese figures, and .par-

- asides 'Asand A! of which-are; constructed of sheet metal and are tubular in 'fornr throughout, r as-shown, providing zforta better .shaping of the collar sides than is possibleat :present'avith thesides: ueshaped in cross sectionwas now "formed,. and I further providing horse collars, andtmore particularly to those section taken on line {Fig :7 is a similarview taken on line 7-7 rticularlyi-to Fig. 11,11 provide .a collar :the

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Application filed January 18, 1916. Serial No. 72,7 13.

:for better and more convenientzreception of it's-inner face, and secured thereto by rivets.

'bor like fastening members, anut holder B in the form of a slotted .crnut race, in which- .a- .nut 13 is movable the jfull length ,ofsthe .slot .15, and its opening 5 being movable into and outof the holder 13 through ;the said opening B ,;hy. cantingthenut to angular position-through sthe said, opening which is of -less width than ilLllB a'vidthof thenut and thus prevent .t-he =nu-t from accidentally lfallingthrough whentheex-tension B is ini- .tially placed into .the .-.end.of ,the respective \collar side.

It istherefore essential only that the colrlar side1be.provided witha single opening through which the .bolt .13 is projectable into.:engagement withthe nut B, to. clamp the respective collar side and its extension B in adjusted position in accordance .with Pthe desired ilength 10f the.complete collar.

" Then by'looseningbolt 2B thezlength .Ofthe .collar may beadjusted at-Ha-nytimeby virtue 'Of'gS10t?B :Ofithe extension .iB.

In ordersthat. each of the-collarsides-may :bepressedrto proper collartorm to'fit horses in-general, itis necessaryin the;v interests of economy .and effectiveness vto .fi-rst shape parts; of each .side :and then weld the parts :ltogether, and 'I preferably,- do this-by utilizing two pieces at and a asshown in Figs. 1 and i 7, pressing 5 these two sheet .metal parts toshape and welding the same together along the broken .lines in .said 5 figures.

In furtheraccord with; my invention the pad C whichllapsathe.upper ends ofythe col- ;larsi'des A and 1A upon the inside thereof, as usual, is provided -Wli3l1 substantially central upstanding bolt C, 1 the lower head .ofwhich-is, as shown iniFig.1,;countersunk into the under surface of the pad, the; bolt being held rigid by .a nut'C threaded thereon and bearing uponthe uppersurface ofthe pad.

Secured upon the upper surface of :the

.pad' C, by means of a-nut'Dv engaging; bolts G, is a..-supporting plate:Dgthroughmvhich the said bolt passes having a lower counterbore :seated over thej-bolt holding nut C the'lowe'r portion of this supporting plate I to this endreceiving thereon .the :inner porbeing curved to fit the curvature of the pad, and the ends being provided with upstanding flanges D to which are riveted or otherwise securely fastened the downturned end portions E of a bracket E, the body of whichupstands above the pad and supports the usual check rein and-back strap hooks F and G respectively.

The bracket E also supports a transverse bolt H forming the pintle-of a hinge, and

tions .of the two outstanding hinged leaves Hand H as clearly seen in Figs. 1,. 3, and v ened and rendered more effective'alld; durable 1n use, as well as providing for more 4., each of these leaves having slotted openings H and being adapted for reception 1n a pocketB formed at the upperangular end B of the respective side extension B,

A which'upper end is provided with bolt openings B receiving adjusting bolts H which serve to rigidly connect the sidebxtension B in'adjustable relation to therespect ve leaf wof the hinge, which thus permits the two- :sides of the collar to be moved away from -'Fig. ;1, whendisposing the collar upon, and

one another as indicated in. dotted lines in removing the same from, a horses neck.

. that the connection'shown anddescribednot the collar itself, but also permits'the width of its upper endto be varied, .and' la'much better,more comfortable, and otherwise im proved fit upon a particular horse mayw'be provide for the ready securing ;of attachments such as trace fasteners I, 'as seen each nut holder J having a'plurality of nut It is to be noted particularly at this point only permits of adjustable lengthening of in'Fi'g. r1, by riveting to the inner surface of-the tubular sides A and A, nut holders,

one of which is shown in detail in.Fig. 5,

cups lJin which the nuts I are disposed,

the holder J being riveted or otherwise se- :cured to the inner surfaces of the collar sides" tended through selected openings 1 of the:

in proper alinement with openings through i the same. Thus, the securing bolt I extrace fasteners, -may beengaged with; the 1 nuts without trouble, and the trace fasteners or other attachments thus securely held 'in adjusted position allas clearly seen by ref- 7 At the lower end of the collar is a connection between the lower ends of the sides A and A, the shield K and latch L of which are provided with series of bolt-receiving openings K and L" respectively, for the reception ofthe bolt M engageable through" I any one of the openings and thus necessit'ating but a single bolt openingthrough the lower'end'of the side A of the collar. The

- latch L has a thumb piece L and isacted upon by a spring K? coiled about a guide --pinK projecting from the shield K and upon which the latch isguidedin its movements to and from engagement with the latch pin N extending transversely through v ready maintenance incleanly sanitary condition, beyond the advantages accruing from the greater rangerof adjustment-thereof as above outlined:

' I claim 1. A metallic horse c'ollarb comprising tubular s des having side apertures, and harness fastenings adjacent said apertures, nut;

holders secured within said tubular-sides and having nut holdingrecesses below said apertures, and fastening. bolts extending throughsaid harness fastenings and. said apertures,

. tubular sheet metal sides openat their up per ends and adjustably connectedat their and engaging the nutscarried by'said nut lower; ends, extension members adjustablytelescoped within the-. upper ends of said sides, connections 7 between said extension members, and means forsecuringsaid members in adjusted position,-including boltsextending through portions of said sides,

and nuts adjustably carried-by said exten sion members within the sides; and engaged by said bolts. 3.. A metallic horse collar having tubular sides adjustably connected at their lower ends, extension: members adjustably telescoped within-the upper ends of said sides and provided with upper inturned portions,

means for securing said members in adjusted position, and adjustable connections between the said extension members including apad brldgingthe upper .ends of the collar sides,

and a hinge above the pad and upon which the sides are movable relatively to one another having its hinge plates zadjustably sea curedto saidinturned portions of said extensions. r

I 4. A metallic horse' 'collar having tubular sheet metal sides adjustably connected at theirupper and lowerends, and a tubular.

extension telescoped within the upper end sheet metal sides adjustably connected at of each of said sides and having an upper inturned annular :portion provided with a their upper and lower ends, and a tubular extension telescoped within the upper end of each of said sides and adjustably connected thereto, said extension having a longitudinal slot and an opening at the end of said slot, and a nut holder secured within the extension in alinement with the slot thereof, a nut slidably disposed within said holder and movable lengthwise of the slot, and a bolt extending through the respective collar side and engaging the nut in adjusted position through the slot of the extension.

6. A metallic horse collar having side portions adjustably and detachably connected at their lower ends, a pad bridging the up per ends of said sides, a bracket secured upon said pad, a hinge having an intermediate hinge pin secured through the said bracket and outstanding leaves provided with slotted openings, and connecting members carried by the upper ends of the sides and having inturned pockets in which said hinge leaves are adjustably secured.

7 A metallic horse collar comprising tubular sides adjustably and detachably connected at their lower ends, telescoping extensions adjustably secured within the upper ends of said sides and provided with outer angular ends inturned toward one another, a pad bridging the upper ends of the said sides, a hook supporting bracket rigidly secured to, and upstanding from, the pad, a hinge'including a pin secured through the said bracket, and outstanding leaves projecting into the said inturned ends of said side extensions and provided with slotted openings, and connecting bolts carried by the said inturned ends of the said side extensions and projecting through said slotted openings of said hinge leaves, for the purpose described.

ALEXANDER THOMSON.

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